Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs lechwe

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Kobus leche

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	lechwe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Kobus
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Kobus leche

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and lechwe share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

lechwe

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	lechwe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lechwe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, South Africa, and United Kingdom. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.